Archive for December, 2008

The latest Carnival of Personal Finance has been posted at the Fraud Files blog. The 185th week of the Carnival is the Cheesehead Edition, coming from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here are this week’s Editor’s Picks:

• Should I Hire an Accountant to do My Tax Returns?
• Don’t be Taken by Debt Consolidation or Credit Counseling Scams
• Yuppie Guilt and how to deal with it delicately
• Lottery Tickets – Our route to Wealth?
• Discount Shopping is not always perfect

Thank you to everyone who participated this week. Please check out this week’s Carnival participants.

We will shortly announce the schedule for the Carnival of Personal Finance through March. If you are interested in hosting, please complete this simple request form.

The Carnival of Personal Finance has made its way down under for the 184th and latest edition, posted by Andy at Saving to Invest. Almost 80 articles were selected for this edition. Here are the best in the group, according to Andy:

• 125 More People Personal Finance Junkies Should Follow on Twitter
• My 3 rules on receiving cash gifts! (Hint: re-gifting’s a no-no)
• What if Saving Was Stupid?
• Christian Owner
• 42 Ways I’m going to make my 2009 Awesome
• Saving Money: an Important Lesson for Children
• A Mother’s Struggle Between Work And Kids

We are currently finalizing the schedule for hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance through March 2009. If you are interested in bringing the Carnival to your blog, please fill out this request form. The last Carnival of 2008 will be hosted by Fraud Files, so don’t forget to submit your best article this week for consideration.

As we close in on the 2008 holiday season, Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, the Frugal Duchess, is hosting the 183rd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance with a holiday sales theme. Here are her Editor’s Picks for the week. Please read these articles, and all articles in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, and participate in any discussions.

• The Twelve Frugal Days of Christmas
• 10 Holiday Budget Busters
• Be Careful Which Gift Cards You Buy!
• 26 (relatively painless) ways to save money this holiday season
• Give gifts that deliver good value
• Beware of Hidden Holiday Costs
• The Diary of a Mad Black Fridayee
• 5 Gifts That Will Bring Your Family Together This Christmas

There were many good articles in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, so be sure to read them all. Next week’s Carnival will be hosted by Saving to Invest.

If you would like to host the Carnival of Personal Finance, we are now accepting applications. This is a great opportunity for new and old bloggers alike to participate in this weekly event, and the Carnival of Personal Finance is one of the best.